The Blood of Hussain

The Blood of Hussain
Directed byJamil Dehlavi
Written byRafiq Abdullah
Jamil Dehlavi
Produced byJamil Dehlavi
StarringSalmaan Peerzada
Aliya Begum
Khayyam Sarhadi
Kika Markham
Jamil Dehlavi
Samina Peerzada
Shoaib Hashmi
CinematographyWalter Lassally
Distributed byParindah Films Ltd
Cinegate Limited
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageEnglish
Box officeRs. 0.003 crore (US$100)

The Blood of Hussain is a 1980 Pakistani drama film directed by Jamil Dehlavi. The film was released in February 1981 in the UK. The film was banned throughout Pakistan as the military junta led by General Zia-ul-Haq toppled the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "The Blood of Hussain (1980 film) - Cast, Crew and Plot". British Film Institute website. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ Baets, Antoon de (2002). Censorship of Historical Thought: A World Guide, 1945-2000. ISBN 9780313311932.
  3. ^ Raza Ali Sayeed (7 September 2012). "Weekly Classics: The Blood of Hussain (a detailed film review)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 25 October 2020.